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Two MU winemaking workshops set

Basic Concepts, July 13; Missouri Wine School, July 14-16

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Robert E. Thomas
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University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-2480
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Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Rebecca Ford Kapoor, 573-884-2950

COLUMBIA, Mo.—A one-day workshop for those considering a career in winemaking or interested in starting a winery will take place July 13 on the University of Missouri campus.

It will be followed July14-16 by the Missouri Wine School, a three-day workshop for those with a basic understanding of winemaking. This workshop will offer intensive hands-on training and skill development, said Rebecca Ford Kapoor, extension enologist at the MU Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology.

“The one-day basic workshop will introduce basic winery equipment and concepts in wine chemistry and operational winemaking procedures,” she said.

The Missouri Wine School will offer in-depth instruction on a range of subjects, including wine analysis, basic cellar operations, wine finishing, winery sanitation, quality assessment, and causes and treatments of wine faults.

Registration fee for the Basic Concepts workshop is $60 for Missouri residents and $80 for nonresidents. Registration for the Missouri Wine School, which will be limited to 48 attendees, is $320 for Missouri residents and $420 for nonresidents.

Mail-in registration forms for both workshops are available online at iccve.missouri.edu.

The workshops will take place at 124 Eckles Hall. Free parking tags are available at 108 Eckles Hall. For more information, contact Rebecca Ford Kapoor at 573-823-2055 or fordj@missouri.edu.

The MU Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology, which is funded by the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, conducts research and educational programs on grape and wine production.

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